Sir John Boswell, 3rd of Balgregie & 1st of Balmuto

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John Boswell, Knight

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Birthplace: Balgregie,Fifeshire,,Scotland
Death: May 14, 1429 (52-61)
Balmuto, Fifeshire, Scotland
Immediate Family:

Son of John de Boswell, 2nd of Balgregie and NN Glen of Balmuto
Husband of Majorie Boswell and Mariota Glen
Father of Christian Auchinleck; David Boswell, 2nd of Balmuto; Marjorie Boswell, of Balmuto and Sir John Boswell of Balgregie, Kt.
Half brother of Sir William Boswell

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About Sir John Boswell, 3rd of Balgregie & 1st of Balmuto

His son, Sir William Boswell, was one of the judges in a perambulation of the lands of Kirkness and Lochore. He married Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of Alexander Gordon, brother of Umphryd Jerdan of Applegirth, with whom he got some lands in the constabulary of Kinghorn.

His son, Sir John Boswell, the first designed of Balgregie, obtained the barony of Balmuto, in the beginning of the fifteenth century, by his marriage with Mariota, daughter and co-heiress of Sir John Glen, to whom it had previously belonged.

This sir John Boswell, the first of Balmuto, died before 1430, and was succeeded by his son, David,

Sources

  1. The Scottish Nation: Or the Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and Biographical History of the People of Scotland, Volume 1 (Google eBook).  William Anderson.  Fullarton, 1867.  Page 344.  "Boswell"
  • 'Sir John Boswell, 3rd Laird of Balgregie1
  • 'M, #144161, d. before 14 May 1429
  • Father John Boswell, 2nd Laird of Balgregie1 d. a 1400
  • Mother (Miss) Glen1
  • ' Sir John Boswell, 3rd Laird of Balgregie married Mariota Jardyne, daughter of Alexander Jardyne.1 Sir John Boswell, 3rd Laird of Balgregie died before 14 May 1429.1
  • 'Family Mariota Jardyne
  • Child
    • (Miss) Boswell+1
  • Citations
  • 1.[S11649] Clan MacFarlane & Associated Clans Genealogy.
  • From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p4801.htm#...
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Sir John Boswell, 3rd of Balgregie & 1st of Balmuto's Timeline

1372
1372
Balgregie,Fifeshire,,Scotland
1390
1390
1392
1392
Balgregie, Fife, Scotland
1394
1394
Balgregie, Fifeshire, Scotland
1398
1398
Balmuto, Fifeshire, Scotland
1429
May 14, 1429
Age 57
Balmuto, Fifeshire, Scotland